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Hallucinogens

These are substances which main characteristic is their ability to change the way you look at the world and yourself by changing of perceptions, mood, thinking and behaviour. No matter of their name the hallucinations are not their main characteristic. The group includes substances with different chemical structure and effects. From the natural products most popular are mushrooms, which contain psilocybin and psilocin, the Peyote cactus, which contains mescaline, various preparations of Southamerican Indians on base of Dimethyl-Tryptamine /as Ayahuasca/. Among the synthetic ones is LSD, unique substance that changes the mentality even in small doses taken through mouth.

Ecstasy

Ecstasy is a drug from the group of amphetamines and has the characteristics of a stimulant and hallucinogen. The name ecstasy is slang; the substance is typical represent of MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine). In use are other similar substances (MDA, MDEA, MBDB), but on the illegal market under the name ecstasy are on sale a lot of substances-hallucinogens, stimulants, and dissociative anaesthetics. Those pills show amazing variety of form, size, colors, marks and chemical composition.

Cannabis

This name comes from a Latin name of hemp Cannabis sativa. The most popular preparation is marihuana; it is obtained by dried and cut top of plant. The resin that separates from top is known as hashish. The concentrated extract from this plant drug is cannabis /hashish/ oil. Psychoactive characteristics of Cannabis are determinated by substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The cannabis usually can be smoked, but in some cases it can be taken through mouth too.